Agchem Majors Agree on Two Separate Collaborations

6:23 AM MDT | June 26, 2008 |

Alex Scott

BASF and Monsanto have agreed to work together to market a combination fungicide product and, separately, DuPont and Syngenta have agreed to co-develop and supply a novel pesticide. BASF and Monsanto say they have signed an agreement for a novel fungicide seed treatment solution for soybeans in the U.S. Financial terms were not disclosed. The new product contains BASF’s fungicide F 500. BASF and Monsanto plan to offer the fungicide treatment in conjunction with Monsanto’s Roundup Ready 2 Yield soybean seed, a soybean designed with early season...